Suarez has been one of Liverpool's key players this season, and it was his attempted overhead kick that hit Wigan captain Gary Caldwell on the arm and earned a penalty five minutes after the break.

But Scottish midfielder Adam saw his attempt saved by goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi, and third-bottom Wigan hung on to follow up Saturday's 1-1 draw with Chelsea and earn another vital point.

Liverpool's lapse allowed Arsenal to move into the European qualification places and level on 32 points with London rivals Chelsea.

Van Persie netted the 17th-minute opener from the penalty spot with his 34th goal this calendar year, but Marc Albrighton leveled just before the hour for Aston Villa with the Premier League's 20,000th goal in its 20th season.

Israel midfielder Yossi Benayoun came off the bench to head the winner from Van Persie's 87th-minute corner.

Seventh-placed Newcastle lost 3-2 to visiting West Bromwich Albion despite a double from Demba Ba that took the Senegal striker level with Rooney and Aguero.

West Brom twice took the lead through Nigeria forward Peter Odemwingie and Gareth McAuley, then Austrian midfielder Paul Scharner volleyed an 85th-minute winner to extend Newcastle's winless run to six matches and put his team in 10th.

Everton moved up to 11th with a 1-0 win over Swansea, as midfielder Leon Osman scored for the second successive match.

Sunderland climbed three points clear of the relegation zone with a 3-2 win at Queens Park Rangers that gave new manager Martin O'Neill his second victory in three games.